Mountaintop removal is a radical form of coal mining where entire mountains are literally blown up --devastating communities throughout Appalachia, polluting drinking water and destroying rivers. And the worst part is, you're paying for it. If your home or business is on the electric grid, chances are you are connected to mountaintop removal in the Appalachian Mountains. Find out how --and then find out what you can do about it.
The Sierra Club's legal program is currently challenging twenty newly proposed coal-fired power plants. This is just the beginning of the coal rush; over sixty additional new plants have been proposed nation-wide. Click on the icons on the map above or on the names on the list below to learn more about current or recent coal plant challenges, get key resources, and more. Note: Not all of the plants mapped are Sierra Club cases; other environmental organizations are taking the lead on certain plants. The map is meant to provide a more comprehensive picture for the benefit of the broader environmental community.
At its core, Carbon Monitoring for Action (CARMA) is a massive database containing information on the carbon emissions of over 50,000 power plants and 4,000 power companies worldwide. Power generation accounts for 40% of all carbon emissions in the United States and about one-quarter of global emissions. CARMA is the first global inventory of a major, emissions-producing sector of the economy.